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Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/11/2025 11:33 AM

California's earthquakes are far more likely to be "overdue" compared with earthquakes in the rest of the world. ... Read full Story

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Meet 'Dragon prince' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/11/2025 11:00 AM

A new species of dinosaur that was probably a princely ancestor of T. rex, the king of the dinosaurs, has been identified from fossils excavated in Mongolia. ... Read full Story

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Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole

By Scientific American | | 6/11/2025 10:00 AM

Solar Orbiter isn’t the first spacecraft to study the sun’s poles—but it’s the first to send back photographs ... Read full Story

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'Strawberry Moon' in pictures: Major lunar standstill sees June's full moon hang low in the sky

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/11/2025 8:43 AM

Last night's "Strawberry Moon" hovered lower in the night sky than it had done since 2006. Here are some stunning global snaps of June's full moon during the major lunar standstill. ... Read full Story

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Roman-era 'fast food' discovered in ancient trash heap on Mallorca

By LIVE SCIENCE | kristina.killgrove@futurenet.com (Kristina Killgrove) | 6/11/2025 8:00 AM

Songbird bones found in a Roman-era trash pit on Mallorca suggests they were a tasty tweet. ... Read full Story

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Astronomers simulate a star's final moments as it's swallowed by a black hole: 'Breaks like an egg'

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/11/2025 7:00 AM

A neutron star's final moments may spark violent starquakes, monster shock waves, and even a fleeting, never-before-seen object called a black hole pulsar. ... Read full Story

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Russian scientists discover a new island in the Caspian Sea — the world's largest inland body of water

By LIVE SCIENCE | sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) | 6/11/2025 6:13 AM

Researchers have confirmed the existence of a new island in the northern part of the Caspian Sea, but they haven't managed to land on it yet. ... Read full Story

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Why Some Animals Live for Days and Others Live for Decades

By Scientific American | | 6/11/2025 6:00 AM

Could the spectrum of animal lifespans hold clues about the science of aging? ... Read full Story

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Diagnostic dilemma: Black widow spider's venom poisoned a woman through her eyeball

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/11/2025 6:00 AM

A woman went to the emergency room after getting bits of a venomous spider in her eye. ... Read full Story

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'People thought this couldn't be done': Scientists observe light of 'cosmic dawn' with a telescope on Earth for the first time ever

By LIVE SCIENCE | ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) | 6/11/2025 2:00 AM

For the first time, astronomers have used a ground-based telescope to observe polarized microwave light from the universe's earliest epoch. Their observations could give them a better understanding of how the universe evolved. ... Read full Story

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How RFK, Jr.’s Dismissal of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Will Affect U.S. Vaccine Access

By Scientific American | | 6/10/2025 4:50 PM

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., abruptly removes all 17 sitting members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). An epidemiologist explains how this will affect people’s health and vaccine access ... Read full Story

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People's mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why.

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/10/2025 4:15 PM

Feeling less stigma — not losing weight — was linked to better mental health, eating behaviors and weight loss after bariatric surgery. ... Read full Story

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White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA

By Scientific American | | 6/10/2025 3:30 PM

The Trump administration is targeting still more federal science funding, this time more than $30 billion at the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation and other agencies ... Read full Story

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Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/10/2025 2:00 PM

NASA's Perseverance rover regularly images a Sherlock Holmes–themed maze to calibrate its chemical-hunting SHERLOC instrument. ... Read full Story

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Gorilla Gourmets Are Actually Truffle Hunting

By Scientific American | | 6/10/2025 1:15 PM

Researchers followed gorillas for years to uncover truffle-hunting behavior—and it may be socially transmitted ... Read full Story

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Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universe

By phys.org | | 6/10/2025 1:10 PM

An international team of scientists has published a new report that moves toward a better understanding of the behavior of some of the heaviest particles in the universe under extreme conditions, which are similar to those just after the Big Bang. ... Read full Story

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Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/10/2025 1:09 PM

Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica. ... Read full Story

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'Link-bots' can move, explore, cooperate without sensing or computation

By phys.org | | 6/10/2025 12:40 PM

Coordinated behaviors like swarming—from ant colonies to schools of fish—are found everywhere in nature. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have given a nod to nature with a next-generation robot system that's capable of movement, exploration, transport and cooperation. ... Read full Story

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First-ever image of China's mysterious 'quasi moon' probe revealed weeks after it secretly launched into space

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/10/2025 12:34 PM

A new image released by China's space agency offers the first glimpse at the Tianwen 2 spacecraft, which is en route to collect samples from one of Earth's "quasi-moons". The photo shows some surprising similarities with a current NASA probe. ... Read full Story

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'Extraordinary' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/10/2025 11:22 AM

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest. ... Read full Story

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View Photos of the 1979 Porsche 924 Turbo

by Car and Drive | Jun 14 2025

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Rockets sign Steven Adams to 3-year, $39M extension as veteran center will not hit free agency, per report

by CBS Interactive Inc | Jun 14 2025

connecticut

‘No Kings’ protests draw thousands to CT and across the U.S.

by CT Mirror | Jun 14 2025

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The Old School Dessert Named After A '70s Heart Throb

by The Daily Meal | Jun 14 2025

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Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Getting Physical PS5 And Switch Releases

by GameSpot | Jun 13 2025

golf

U.S. Open: In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont

by NY Times | Jun 11 2025

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Islip’s Summer Fun returns with a bevy of free movies and concerts

by greaterlongisland.com | Jun 14 2025

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Marked NYPD cars, ambulance vandalized in NYC before anti-Trump protests

by New York Post | Jun 14 2025

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ICE raids paused on restaurants, hotels and farms

by upi.com | Jun 14 2025

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NJ Spotlight News: June 13, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Jun 13 2025

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12 Healthiest Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On, According to Registered Dietitians

by thehealthy.com | Jun 04 2025

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Husband predicts N.C. woman's $150,000 lottery win

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 13 2025

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Retirement account balances dip in 1st quarter, but savers keep contributing

by Fox News | Jun 04 2025

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1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammer

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 14 2025

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Toyota’s Most Powerful Land Cruiser Ever Isn’t Coming to America. But Something Nicer Already Has

by Gear Patrol | Jun 14 2025

Word of the Day

progeny

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 15, 2025 is:

progeny • \PRAH-juh-nee\ • noun

Progeny refers to the child or descendant of a particular parent or family. Progeny can also refer to the offspring of an animal or plant, or broadly to something that is the product of something else. The plural of progeny is progeny.

// Many Americans are the progeny of immigrants.

// The champion thoroughbred passed on his speed, endurance, and calm temperament to his progeny, many of whom became successful racehorses themselves.

// This landmark study is the progeny of many earlier efforts to explore the phenomenon.

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Examples:

“‘I am (We are) our ancestors’ wildest dreams.’ The phrase originated from New Orleans visual artist, activist, and filmmaker Brandan Odums, and was popularized by influential Black figures like Ava Duvernay, who used the phrase in tribute to the ancestors of First Lady Michelle Obama. Melvinia Shields, who was born a slave in 1844, would be survived by five generations of progeny, ultimately leading to her great-great-great granddaughter—Michelle Obama ...” — Christopher J. Schell, “Hope for the Wild in Afrofuturism,” 2024

Did you know?

Progeny is the progeny of the Latin verb prōgignere, meaning “to beget.” That Latin word is itself an offspring of the prefix prō-, meaning “forth,” and gignere, which can mean “to beget” or “to bring forth.” Gignere has produced a large family of English descendants, including benign, engine, genius, germ, indigenous, and genuine. Gignere even paired up with prō- again to produce a close relative of progeny: the noun progenitor can mean “an ancestor in the direct line,” “a biologically ancestral form,” or “a precursor or originator.”

Almost half of California's faults — including San Andreas — are overdue for earthquakes

Meet 'Dragon prince' — the newly discovered T. rex relative that roamed Mongolia 86 million years ago

Solar Orbiter Captures the First-Ever Images of the Sun’s South Pole

'Strawberry Moon' in pictures: Major lunar standstill sees June's full moon hang low in the sky

Roman-era 'fast food' discovered in ancient trash heap on Mallorca

Astronomers simulate a star's final moments as it's swallowed by a black hole: 'Breaks like an egg'

Russian scientists discover a new island in the Caspian Sea — the world's largest inland body of water

Why Some Animals Live for Days and Others Live for Decades

Diagnostic dilemma: Black widow spider's venom poisoned a woman through her eyeball

'People thought this couldn't be done': Scientists observe light of 'cosmic dawn' with a telescope on Earth for the first time ever

How RFK, Jr.’s Dismissal of CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Will Affect U.S. Vaccine Access

People's mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why.

White House Launches Another Assault on Science Funding, Targeting NSF, EPA

Why does NASA's Perseverance rover keep taking pictures of this maze on Mars?

Gorilla Gourmets Are Actually Truffle Hunting

Deciphering the behavior of heavy particles in the hottest matter in the universe

Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video

'Link-bots' can move, explore, cooperate without sensing or computation

First-ever image of China's mysterious 'quasi moon' probe revealed weeks after it secretly launched into space

'Extraordinary' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest

View Photos of the 1979 Porsche 924 Turbo

Rockets sign Steven Adams to 3-year, $39M extension as veteran center will not hit free agency, per report

‘No Kings’ protests draw thousands to CT and across the U.S.

The Old School Dessert Named After A '70s Heart Throb

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound Getting Physical PS5 And Switch Releases

U.S. Open: In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont

Islip’s Summer Fun returns with a bevy of free movies and concerts

Marked NYPD cars, ambulance vandalized in NYC before anti-Trump protests

ICE raids paused on restaurants, hotels and farms

NJ Spotlight News: June 13, 2025

12 Healthiest Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On, According to Registered Dietitians

Husband predicts N.C. woman's $150,000 lottery win

Retirement account balances dip in 1st quarter, but savers keep contributing

1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammer

Toyota’s Most Powerful Land Cruiser Ever Isn’t Coming to America. But Something Nicer Already Has

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Husband predicts N.C. woman's $150,000 lottery win

2.Watch: World's largest game of red light, green light played in California

3.Large, black and white tegu lizard found wandering California park

4.'999' mosh pit warning issued by police before festival

5.Chinese bank barred from offering customers free Labubu dolls

6.Look: Escaped tortoise found wandering S.C. neighborhood

7.Watch: Oregon middle schoolers design prosthetics for paralyzed dog

8.Watch: Escaped water buffalo herd wanders through British Columbia city

9.Watch: New York man plays golf for 36 consecutive hours

10.Canadian man wins his fourth major lottery prize